The Worship Edge Pt.1

The name of this blog and the once a month service we normally do at Anastasia in St. Augustine has an intriguing name. The Edge or Worship Edge. There are a lot of ways to think about this which we will begin to unpack. If you've ever seen a picture of an iceberg you know that what you see or experience is just a fraction of the reality. Nehemiah 9:6 says 'You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you." I think it's silly to think we've ever arrived in our worship. Our worship experiences here on earth are mere glimpses of heaven. Consider the reality of the 'multitudes of heaven'. When you stand on the rim of the Grand Canyon or at the edge of the sea and look out; you realize how very small we are. When we worship, we are warming up for the main event. The worship of heaven will be eternal bliss, incalculable joy, and a marvelous wholeness that comes from being in His presence. We're just touching the tiniest of edges on earth.

' Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! Psalm 147:1

Tim Hughes talks songwriting

http://www.worshipcentral.org/holding-nothing-back-songwriting

An excellent video on songwriting by Tim Hughes.

For the love of squirrels (and Crowder)

Word themes in Worship songs

Can you guess what is probably the biggest word theme right now in new worship songs?
How about everlasting. The song Everlasting God is recorded by Tomlin, Lincoln Brewster and authored by Brenton Brown. Name this song 'Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fades. Neverending your glory goes beyond...... the song...... Inside Out by Joel Houston of Hillsong fame. Yesterday, Today and Forever is a great song by Vicky Beeching. It begins
" EVERLASTING GOD, The years go by but You're unchanging.In this fragile world,You are the only firm foundation. Always loving,always true, Always merciful and good, so good. "

These things come and go. Previous seasons of song writing have included themes like: Shout, Glorious, etc. Something to be aware of. God's character is so big that fortunately; we'll never run out of creative ways to express our worship. bc

I'm not who I was

This is a cool song.
http://www.brandonheath.net/

Nate Robinson's Band

Nate Robinson's Band has a new cd.
Check them out here www.myspace.com/altarwhite

Looking into a summer date here at ABC.

Go Nate!

Far from ordinary

From the Message Exodus 30: 22-25 God spoke to Moses: "Take the best spices: twelve and a half pounds of liquid myrrh; half that much, six and a quarter pounds, of fragrant cinnamon; six and a quarter pounds of fragrant cane; twelve and a half pounds of cassia—using the standard Sanctuary weight for all of them—and a gallon of olive oil. Make these into a holy anointing oil, a perfumer's skillful blend.
26-29 "Use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the Chest of The Testimony, the Table and all its utensils, the Lampstand and its utensils, the Altar of Incense, the Altar of Whole-Burnt-Offerings and all its utensils, and the Washbasin and its base. Consecrate them so they'll be soaked in holiness, so that anyone who so much as touches them will become holy.

30-33 "Then anoint Aaron and his sons. Consecrate them as priests to me. Tell the Israelites, 'This will be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.' Don't pour it on ordinary men. Don't copy this mixture to use for yourselves. It's holy; keep it holy. Whoever mixes up anything like it, or puts it on an ordinary person, will be expelled."

God is far from ordinary. His holiness isn't average. God want's His things, his servants, his leaders to be special, set apart, consecrated. If our lives are to be extraordinary, we must soak ourselves with his annointing, his holiness...so that our influence would bring God glory and we'll become far from ordinary.

bc

Savior King

Found this on the web...

J.A.M.M. lunch

Had a good lunch today up in Jax. Got to hang with Paul Wilbur and Noel Richards.

Noel is from the U.K. Check him out at NoelRichards.com

Paul Wilbur is widely known for songs reflecting his passion for Israel and the end times.

He is having a live concert up in Jax. at New Life on June 1st at 7pm.

Enjoyed discussing worship with these fine believers who minister as I do.

bc

Carefest St. Augustine

Spreading the word about this cool way to bless our city. Sept. 22, 2007!

www.carefeststaugustine.com

Tommy Walker

Tommy Walker is a seriously gifted worship leader from California.
He has some sweet soulful worship songs on his latest 'Live from Saddleback' album.

Check him out at tommywalker.net

One of my favorite poems

A Persian(Iranian Christian) Prayer by Zand-i-Zolqalam

O Friend of my sad heart, Thy kindness immense be!
O Light of the world, may Thy presence intense be!
Whenever afflicted, with doubt or depression,
Whenever my helper neglects his profession,
Whenever it's hard to refrain from transgression,
Draw near and relieve me, my Guardian hence be!
At length when my lifetime is nearing conclusion,
At length when all pleasure is tasteless intrusion,
At length when existence is changed to confusion,
O Changeless Preserver, my certain defence be!
No griefs or sore troubles can further distress me;
No tears shed in bitterness can still obsess me;
Now death has been vanquished, no dread can oppress me;
Thou always within me the chief influence be!'

productivity

Good article on productivity can be found here

Taking the leap

Alright, I'll try this blogging thing for a while
I'm always full of thoughts and ideas so this will indeed be a journey.

Smoke.
How annoying it is when the air is full of thick smoke. People don't want to go outside.

When the air is fresh and clean it reminds me of how good God is.